Rudge may refer to:

Places

Rudge, Shropshire Rudge is a settlement and civil parish about 6 miles east of Bridgnorth, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 98. The parish touches those of Claverley and Worfield wi ...

, England *

Rudge, Somerset Rudge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Beckington in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. Its nearest town is Frome. Location The hamlet is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Westbury, Wiltshire, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of ...

, England * Rugde (Kristiansand), a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway

People

Anne Rudge Anne Rudge (29 October 1761 – 1 September 1836) was a British botanical illustrator who illustrated the works of her husband, the botanist Edward Rudge and her son, the barrister and antiquary Edward John Rudge, among others.

(1761–1836), English botanist *

Antonietta Rudge Antonietta Rudge (13 June 1885 – 14 July 1974) was a Brazilian pianist of international fame. Early life Rudge was born in 1885, in São Paulo, to Anna Emília da Silva Telles and João Henrique Rudge. She was a descendant of the English sett ...

(1885–1974), Brazilian pianist *

Dale Rudge Dale Anthony Rudge (born 9 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer. Playing as a midfielder, he represented his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1980s before moving on to Preston North End, Norwegian club Djerv ...

(born 1963), English footballer *

Daniel Rudge Daniel Rudge (1840 – 26 June 1880) was a British engineer who built high-end bicycles and velocipedes. Rudge invented the adjustable ball bearing bicycle hub (British Patent No 526) in 1878. The French racing cyclist Charles Terront, ren ...

(1840–1880), English engineer *

Edward Rudge Edward Rudge (27 June 1763 – 1846) was an English botanist and antiquary. Life He was the son of Edward Rudge, a merchant and alderman of Salisbury, who possessed a large portion of the abbey estate at Evesham. He matriculated from Queen' ...

(1763–1846), English botanist and antiquary *

Humphrey Rudge Humphrey Rudge Jr. (born 15 August 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Football career He made his debut as part of the Roda JC squad in the 1996–97 season. As part of the team, he won two KNVB Cup final ...

(born 1977), Dutch footballer *

John Rudge John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(born 1944), English footballer and football manager *

John Arthur Roebuck Rudge John Arthur Roebuck Rudge (26 July 1837 – 3 January 1903) was a British scientific instrument maker and inventor, who lived in Bath, noted for his contributions to the development of moving pictures. He collaborated with William Friese-Green ...

(1837–1903), English cinema pioneer *

Lloyd Rudge Lloyd Maurice Rudge (11 February 1934 – 15 October 1990) was an English first-class cricketer who played a single first-class match for Worcestershire against Combined Services in 1952. For his only match, the county sent out an extremely y ...

(1934–1990), English cricketer *

Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs " The Hole in the Ground" and " Right Said Fred" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962, b ...

(1926–2007), English songwriter *

Olga Rudge Olga Rudge (April 13, 1895 – March 15, 1996) was an American-born concert violinist, now mainly remembered as the long-time mistress of the poet Ezra Pound, by whom she had a daughter, Mary. A gifted concert violinist of international repu ...

(1895–1996), American violinist *

Rudge Sisters The Rudge Sisters were British actresses and dancers from Birmingham. Their father, Henry Rudge, was a brass founder and chandelier maker. Their mother, Elizabeth, had a brief acting career in the Birmingham area. They also had two brothers wh ...

(19th century), British actresses-dancers *

Will Rudge William Douglas Rudge (born 15 July 1983 in Bristol) is an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played List A and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. H ...

(born 1983), English cricketer

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Rudge Cup The Rudge Cup is a small enamelled bronze cup found in 1725 at Rudge, near Froxfield, in Wiltshire, England. The cup was found down a well on the site of a Roman villa. It is important in that it lists five of the forts on the western section of ...

, found at the site of a Roman villa in Wiltshire, England *

Rudge-Whitworth Rudge Whitworth Cycles was a British bicycle, bicycle saddle, motorcycle and sports car wheel manufacturer that resulted from the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894, Whitworth Cycle Co. of Birmingham, founded by Charles Henry Pug ...

, a British motorcycle, wheel and automobile manufacturer *''

Barnaby Rudge ''Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty'' (commonly known as ''Barnaby Rudge'') is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens. ''Barnaby Rudge'' was one of two novels (the other was ''The Old Curiosity Shop'') that Dickens publ ...

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